The Russian government has accepted the proposal of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to terminate the agreement regarding the opening of the Romanian Consulate General in Rostov-on-Don. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed the order to this effect, as announced Monday evening by the official news agency TASS. According to the source, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been instructed to notify the Romanian side about this decision. “In accordance with Article 37 of the Federal Law on International Treaties of the Russian Federation, the proposal of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to terminate the agreement between the Russian and Romanian governments regarding the opening of the Consulate General of Romania in Rostov-on-Don, dated September 22, 2005, concluded in the form of an exchange of notes, is accepted,” states the order published on the official legal information portal of the Moscow government. Moscow’s decision comes as relations between Romania and Russia have significantly cooled following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with Bucharest vehemently condemning this act of aggression. Last week, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Romania joins international efforts to expose and condemn Russia’s attempts to interfere in the political and electoral processes of democratic states. Additionally, earlier this summer, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested Moscow to reduce the diplomatic personnel working at the Russian Embassy in Bucharest by 40 individuals. In response, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that “Russia will respond accordingly.
President Nicușor Dan stated on Monday, November 10, that Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. “Romania meets all the conditions to become an innovation and production hub in the defense industry in Southeast Europe. Why? First of all, because it has a […]
Officials in the mountain resort town of Râșnov, central Romania, have issued an urban planning certificate for the transformation of a Boeing 737 airplane into a premium accommodation unit. The plane will be placed near the famous Bran Castle, and organizers expect it to become a tourist attraction. “The project is located in the Pănicel […]
Traffic (Jaful Secolului), a Romania-Belgium-Netherlands co-production directed by Belgian-Romanian director Teodora Ana Mihai from a screenplay by Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu, has received the award for best film at the Tertio Millennio International Film Festival in Rome. The jury of the festival noted in its motivation the film's "ability to combine formal rigor and human […]
The Romanian Justice Ministry advanced a legislative initiative according to which femicide could be punished with life imprisonment. The proposal comes after numerous women were killed this year by former partners, despite protection orders. The debate about femicide in Romania was brought back to the fore after another tragedy took place on Saturday, November 9, […]
Cultural center Apollo111, located in downtown Bucharest’s Universul Palace, has announced the program of arthouse films Apollo111 Cinema. The performance venue of Apollo 111 has been refurbished and endowed for professional film screenings. It will run a weekly program of contemporary and classic auteur films, meetings with filmmakers, and an experimental area, meant to “explore […]
Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Xiaomi announced the official opening of its first own store in Romania, in Bucharest, inside the ParkLake shopping center, on the ground floor, on November 22. The new store will have a surface area of 150 square meters and will bring to the public the latest smartphones, accessories, and smart devices […]
